All Species
274 Species in Family Paguridae
Nominal species list for Paguridae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Xylopagurus caledonicus Forest, 1997
Xylopagurus rectus Milne-Edwards, 1880
Turleania boucheti McLaughlin, 2007
Turleania multispina McLaughlin, 1997
Turleania senticosa (McLaughlin & Haig, 1996)
Trichopagurus trichophthalmus (Forest, 1954)
Trichopagurus asper Komai & Poupin, 2012
Tomopagurus wassi McLaughlin, 1981
Tomopagurus cubensis (Wass, 1963)
Tomopagurus rubropunctatus Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893
Tomopagurus chacei (Wass, 1963)
Tomopagurus cokeri (Hay, 1917)
Tomopaguropsis problematica (Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893)
Tomopaguroides valdividae (Balss, 1911)
Spiropagurus spiriger (De Haan, 1849)
Spiropagurus fimbriatus Lewinsohn, 1982
Spiropagurus elegans Miers, 1881
Spathapagurus longimanus (Wass, 1963)
Solitariopagurus tuerkayi McLaughlin, 1997
Solitariopagurus trullirostris McLaughlin, 2000
Solitariopagurus triprobolus Poupin & McLaughlin, 1996
Solenopagurus lineatus (Wass, 1963)
Rhodochirus rosaceus (Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893) Stellate hermit
Raripagurus roseangelae Lemaitre & Felder, 2023
Pylopagurus pattiae Lemaitre & Campos, 1993
Pylopagurus rosaceus unspecified
Pylopagurus holmesi Schmitt, 1921
Pylopagurus macgeorgei McLaughlin & Lemaitre, 2001
Pylopagurus discoidalis (Milne-Edwards, 1880)
Pylopagurus gorei McLaughlin & Lemaitre, 2001
Pylopagurus diegensis unspecified
Pylopagurus californiensis (Bennett, 1892)
Pylopaguropsis zebra (Henderson, 1893)
Pylopaguropsis rufilineata Komai, 2025
Pylopaguropsis lewinsohni McLaughlin & Haig, 1989
Pylopaguropsis lemaitrei Asakura & Paulay, 2003
Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin & Haig, 1989 Broadhand coral hermit
Pylopaguropsis garciai McLaughlin & Haig, 1989
Pylopaguropsis decora Komai, 2025
Pylopaguropsis fimbriata McLaughlin & Haig, 1989
Pylopaguropsis atlantica Wass, 1963
Pygmaeopagurus hadrochirus McLaughlin, 1986
Pteropagurus spinulocarpus McLaughlin, 2007
Pteropagurus spina McLaughlin & Rahayu, 2006
Pteropagurus inermis McLaughlin & Rahayu, 2006
Pseudopagurodes piliferus (Henderson, 1888)
Propagurus gaudichaudii (Milne Edwards, 1836) Colorful hermit crab
Propagurus haigae (McLaughlin, 1997)
Propagurus deprofundis (Stebbing, 1924)
Porcellanopagurus haptodactylus McLaughlin, 2000
Porcellanopagurus tridentatus Whitelegge, 1900
Porcellanopagurus foresti Zarenkov, 1990
Porcellanopagurus chiltoni de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000
Porcellanopagurus edwardsi Filhol, 1885
Porcellanopagurus filholi de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000
Pliopagurus curvimanus Komai, 2013
Phimochirus randalli (Provenzano, 1961)
Phimochirus operculatus (Stimpson, 1859) Polkadotted hermit
Phimochirus leurocarpus McLaughlin, 1981
Phimochirus californiensis (Benedict, 1892)
Phimochirus holthuisi (Provenzano, 1961) Red-striped hermit
Parapagurodes makarovi McLaughlin & Haig, 1973 Smoothpalm hermit
Parapagurodes laurentae McLaughlin & Haig, 1973 Spinypalm hermit
Parapagurodes hartae McLaughlin & Jensen, 1996 Brilliant hermit
Pagurus villosus Nicolet, 1849 Small villosus hermit crab
Pagurus venturensis Coffin, 1957
Pagurus undosus (Benedict, 1892) Pribilof hermit
Pagurus trigonocheirus (Stimpson, 1858) Fuzzy hermit
Pagurus tanneri (Benedict, 1892) Longhand hermit
Pagurus tenuilineatus Rahayu, 2022
Pagurus townsendi (Benedict, 1892)
Pagurus stimpsoni (Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893)
Pagurus spilocarpus Haig, 1977 Spotwrist hermit
Pagurus stevensae Hart, 1971 Stevens hermit
Pagurus spighti Mclaughlin & Haig, 1993
Pagurus setifer Milne-Edwards
Pagurus setosus (Benedict, 1892) Setose hermit
Pagurus sinuatus (Stimpson, 1858)
Pagurus samuelis (Stimpson, 1857) Blueband hermit
Pagurus rotundimanus Wass, 1963
Pagurus retrorsimanus Wicksten & McLaughlin, 1998
Pagurus rathbuni (Benedict, 1892) Longfinger hermit
Pagurus redondoensis Wicksten, 1982 Bandclaw hermit
Pagurus quaylei Hart, 1971 Quayle's hermit
Pagurus pygmaeus unspecified
Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838
Pagurus provenzanoi Forest & de Saint Laurent, 1968
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815 Prideaux's hermit crab
Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817 Gray hermit crab
Pagurus politus (Smith, 1882)
Pagurus perlatus Milne Edwards, 1848
Pagurus ochotensis Brandt, 1851 Alaskan hermit
Pagurus pergranulatus (Henderson, 1896)
Pagurus mertensii Brandt, 1851
Pagurus nesiotes Haig & McLaughlin, 1991
Pagurus marshi Benedict, 1901
Pagurus macardlei (Alcock, 1905)
Pagurus maclaughlinae García Gómez, 1982
Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817 Longwrist hermit
Pagurus kroyeri unspecified
Pagurus kulkarnii Sankolli, 1962
Pagurus kalkarnii Sankoli, 1962
Pagurus kennerlyi (Stimpson, 1864) Bluespine hermit
Pagurus imaii (Yokoya, 1939)
Pagurus impressus (Benedict, 1892) Palmate hermit crab
Pagurus iridocarpus de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000
Pagurus hirtimanus (Miers, 1880)
Pagurus hirsutiusculus (Dana, 1851) Hairy hermit
Pagurus hedleyi (Grant & McCulloch, 1906)
Pagurus hemphilli (Benedict, 1892) Maroon hermit
Pagurus gymnodactylus Lemaitre, 1982
Pagurus forceps Milne Edwards, 1836
Pagurus granosimanus (Stimpson, 1859) Grainyhand hermit
Pagurus forbesii Bell, 1845
Pagurus filholi (de Man, 1887)
Pagurus excavatus (Herbst, 1791)
Pagurus dissimilis (Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893)
Pagurus edwardsii (Dana, 1852)
Pagurus defensus (Benedict, 1892)
Pagurus deformis Milne-Edwards
Pagurus dalli (Benedict, 1892) Whiteknee hermit
Pagurus curacaoensis (Benedict, 1892)
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1845 Hairy hermit crab
Pagurus criniticornis (Dana, 1852)
Pagurus confragosus (Benedict, 1892) Knobbyhand hermit
Pagurus cornutus (Benedict, 1892) Hornyhand hermit
Pagurus conformis (De Haan, 1849)
Pagurus caurinus Hart, 1971 Greenmark hermit
Pagurus comptus White, 1847
Pagurus carolinensis McLaughlin, 1975 Wormreef hermit
Pagurus capillatus (Benedict, 1892) "dirty harry"
Pagurus bullisi Wass, 1963
Pagurus brevidactylus (Stimpson, 1859)
Pagurus brandti (Benedict, 1892) Sponge hermit
Pagurus bouvieri (Faxon, 1895)
Pagurus boriaustraliensis Morgan, 1990
Pagurus bonairensis unspecified
Pagurus beringanus (Benedict, 1892) Bering hermit
Pagurus bernhardus (Linnaeus, 1972) Common hermit crab
Pagurus armatus (Dana, 1851) Armed hermit
Pagurus arcuatus Squires, 1964
Pagurus annulipes (Stimpson, 1860)
Pagurus annexus Mclaughlin & Haig, 1993
Pagurus aleuticus (Benedict, 1892) Aleutican hermit
Pagurus alatus Fabricius, 1775 American smooth flounder
Pagurus alarius Lemaitre, 2020
Pagurus acadianus Benedict, 1901 Acadian hermit crab
Pagurojacquesia polymorpha (de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 1999)
Pagurodes inarmatus Henderson, 1888
Pagurixus tweediei (Forest, 1956)
Pagurixus sculptus Komai, 2010
Pagurixus rubrovittatus Komai, 2010
Pagurixus purpureus Komai & Okuno, 2009
Pagurixus ruber Komai & Osawa, 2006
Pagurixus pilosus Komai, 2010
Pagurixus patiae Komai, 2006
Pagurixus nomurai Komai & Asakura, 1995 Nomuras hermit
Pagurixus maorus (Nobili, 1906)
Pagurixus kermadecensis de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000
Pagurixus laevimanus (Ortmann, 1892)
Pagurixus handrecki Gunn & Morgan, 1992
Pagurixus hectori (Filhol, 1883)
Pagurixus icelus Komai, 2010
Pagurixus festinus McLaughlin & Haig, 1984 Fast hermit
Pagurixus haigae Komai & Osawa, 2007
Pagurixus dissimilis Osawa & Komai, 2007
Pagurixus eminens Komai, Miller & Malay, 2022
Pagurixus europa Komai & Poupin, 2013
Pagurixus depressus Komai, Rahayu & Fujita, 2021
Pagurixus carinimanus Komai & Osawa, 2006
Pagurixus cavicarpus Komai, 2010
Pagurixus concolor Komai & Osawa, 2006
Pagurixus annulus Komai & Poupin, 2013
Pagurixus brachydactylus Komai & Osawa, 2006
Paguritta harmsi (Gordon, 1935)
Paguritta vittata Komai & Nishi, 1996
Pagurixus amsa Morgan, 1993
Pagurixus anceps (Forest, 1954)
Paguritta corallicola Lewinsohn, 1978
Ostraconotus spatulipes (Milne-Edwards, 1880)
Orthopagurus minimus (Holmes, 1900) Toothshell hermit
Nematopagurus vallatus (Melin, 1939)
Nematopagurus spongioparticeps McLaughlin, 2004
Nematopagurus squamichelis Alcock, 1905
Nematopagurus tricarinatus (Stimpson, 1858)
Nematopagurus scutelliformis McLaughlin, 1997
Nematopagurus spinulosensoris McLaughlin & Brock, 1974
Nematopagurus richeri McLaughlin, 2004
Nematopagurus muricatus (Henderson, 1896)
Nematopagurus ricei McLaughlin, 2004
Nematopagurus lewinsohni Türkay, 1986
Nematopagurus marianicus Komai, Miller & Malay, 2022
Nematopagurus meiringae McLaughlin, 1998
Nematopagurus lepidochirus (Doflein, 1902)
Nematopagurus indicus Alcock, 1905
Nematopagurus kosiensis McLaughlin, 1998
Nematopagurus diadema Lewinsohn, 1969
Nematopagurus gardineri Alcock, 1905
Nematopagurus alcocki McLaughlin, 1997
Nematopagurus australis (Henderson, 1888)
Nematopaguroides pusillus Forest & de Saint Laurent, 1968
Nematopaguroides fagei Forest & de Saint Laurent, 1968
Munidopagurus macrocheles Milne-Edwards, 1880
Micropagurus spinimanus Asakura, 2005
Micropagurus polynesiensis (Nobili, 1906)
Micropagurus bijdeleyi Lemaitre, 2010
Micropagurus devaneyi McLaughlin, 1986
Michelopagurus limatulus (Henderson, 1888)
Manucomplanus ungulatus (Studer, 1883)
Manucomplanus spinulosus (Holthuis, 1959)
Lophopagurus triserratus (Ortmann, 1892)
Lophopagurus thompsoni (Filhol, 1885)
Lophopagurus stewarti (Filhol, 1883)
Labidochirus splendescens (Owen, 1839) Splendid hermit
Iridopagurus reticulatus García Gómez, 1983
Iridopagurus violaceus de Saint LaurentDechancé, 1966
Iridopagurus margaritensis García-Gómez, 1983
Iridopagurus globulus de Saint Laurent-Dechancé, 1966
Iridopagurus iris (Milne-Edwards, 1880)
Iridopagurus dispar unspecified
Iridopagurus caribbensis (Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893)
Icelopagurus crosnieri McLaughlin, 1997
Icelopagurus undulatus McLaughlin, 2006
Haigia diegensis (Scanland & Hopkins, 1969)
Goreopagurus piercei (Wass, 1963) Coralthicket hermit
Goreopagurus garthi McLaughlin & Haig, 1995
Enneobranchus flavioculatus García Gómez, 1988
Enallopaguropsis guatemoci (Glassell, 1937) Right-handed hermit
Elassochirus gilli (Benedict, 1892) Pacific red hermit
Elassochirus tenuimanus (Dana, 1851) Widehand hermit
Elassochirus cavimanus (Miers, 1879) Purple hermit
Discorsopagurus schmitti (Stevens, 1925) Tubeworm hermit
Diacanthurus rubricatus (Henderson, 1888)
Diacanthurus richeri McLaughlin & Forest, 1997
Diacanthurus ecphyma McLaughlin & Forest, 1997
Dentalopagurus levii McLaughlin, 2007
Cestopagurus caeruleus Komai & Poupin, 2012
Catapagurus tanimbarensis McLaughlin, 1997
Catapagurus tenuilamina Komai, Miller & Malay, 2022
Catapagurus sharreri Milne-Edwards, 1880
Catapagurus spinicarpus de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000
Catapagurus granulatus Edmondson, 1951
Catapagurus imperialis (Asakura, 2001)
Catapagurus latus Komai & Rahayu, 2021
Catapaguroides hooveri McLaughlin & Pittman, 2002
Catapaguroides microps Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893
Catapaguroides setosus (Edmondson, 1951)
Catapagurus danida McLaughlin, 2002
Catapagurus ensifer Henderson, 1893
Catapagurus exilidigitus Komai & Rahayu, 2021
Catapagurus fimbriatus Komai & Rahayu, 2021
Catapagurus franklinae McLaughlin, 2004
Catapagurus gracilis (Smith, 1881)
Catapaguroides fragilis (Melin, 1939)
Bathypaguropsis kuroshioensis (Miyake, 1978)
Anisopagurus pygmaeus (Bouvier, 1918)
Anisopagurus hopkinsi Lemaitre & McLaughlin, 1996
Anisopagurus bartletti (Milne-Edwards, 1880)
Anisopagurus asteriscus Lemaitre, 2020
Anisopagurus actinophorus Lemaitre & McLaughlin, 1996
Anapagurus smythi Ingle, 1993
Anapagurus petiti Dechancé & Forest, 1962
Anapagurus laevis (Bell, 1845)
Anapagurus hyndmanni (Bell, 1845)
Anapagurus chiroacanthus (Liljeborg, 1856)
Anapagurus breviaculeatus Fenizia, 1937
Anapagurus bonnieri Nobili, 1905
Anapagrides reesei (McLaughlin, 1986)
Alainopagurus crosnieri Lemaitre & McLaughlin, 1995
Alainopaguroides megalophthalmus McLaughlin, 2006
Agaricochirus gibbosimanus (Milne-Edwards, 1880)
Agaricochirus boletifer (Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893)
Agaricochirus alexandri (Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893)
Agaricochirus acanthinus McLaughlin, 1982
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